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Vietnam DXpedition - Rare IOTAs

Members of the Russian Robinson Club and the R-Quad
Antenna Company
have put together a DXpedition project to activate the rarest IOTA references in Vietnam during the last part of September and early October.

They will be in Vietnam between September 24th and October 2nd.

Operators mentioned are: Sergey RA3NAN, Oleg RK3FA, Andy RZ3EM and Andrey UA6BGB.

The tentative schedule is as follows:
AS-185. Activity from Hon Ngu Island as XV6RRC; September 24-26th.
AS-162. Activity from Cu Lao Cham Island as XV7RRC; September 27-28th.
AS-157. Activity from Hon Tam Island as XV3RRC;
Sept. 29th-October 1st

The team plans to run 2 stations with the following setup:
TXs: Elecraft K3 – 2 pcs
Amplifiers: Acom 1000, Ameritron ALS600
Antennas: 160/80/40m Vertical on 18m mast, 20m VDA on 12m mast, VDAs on 15-17m on 12m mast, BiggIR Vertical (40-10m), LowBands RX antennas (if the conditions permit)
Software: WinTest, AATest

The team will try to do their best to log as many IOTA enthusiasts all over the world as the propagation and other local conditions permit. If they can manage to arrange an Internet connection, they will try to update their log daily.

For more details and updates, please visit their Web
page at: http://xv6rrc.com/

 

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